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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Brian K. Holland, Lansing, MI (US);
William F. Bogue, Hebron, CT (US);
Christopher J. Hertel, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Inventors:
Brian K. Holland, Lansing, MI (US);
William F. Bogue, Hebron, CT (US);
Christopher J. Hertel, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 43/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A doubler assembly repairs at least one damaged aperture of a composite flange. The doubler assembly includes an insert, an adhesive, and a support. The insert is positioned in the damaged aperture to provide compressive load transfer through the composite flange. The adhesive is positioned directly on at least a portion of the composite flange proximate the damaged aperture. The support is positioned over the adhesive.